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View SchemaJets from Collapsing Bubbles
| Authors | J. I. Katz |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/9610007 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9610007 |
Abstract
When an asymmetric bubble collapses it generally produces a well defined high velocity jet. This is remarkable because one might expect such a collapse to produce a complex or chaotic flow rather than an ordered one. I present a dimensional argument for the ubiquity of jets from collapsing bubbles, and model the aspherical collapse of a bubble with pieces of Rayleigh's solution for spherical collapse and its cylindrical analogue. This model explains the ubiquity of jet formation in aspherical collapse, and predicts the shape and velocity profile of the resulting jet. These predictions may be tested in the laboratory or by numerical calculation. An application to solid spall is suggested.
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